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PUC delays CCA vote, asks staff for memo and schedules joint LAFCO meeting amid labor concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission moved Item 13 to a joint meeting with LAFCO and asked staff to prepare a memo on labor-friendly Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) implementation after a resolution from the San Francisco Labor Council prompted disclosures and questions about a Shell contract.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted to move Item 13 to a joint hearing with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), postponing a formal vote on the proposed Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) implementation until the two bodies can meet.
President Torres opened the discussion by asking commissioners to shift Item 13 to a date when the commission could meet jointly with LAFCO, citing LAFCO's role as an important partner. Commissioner Mead said he would support the move but urged that it happen promptly, suggesting a one-to-two week window so the commission could be ready to vote on the not-to-exceed rate.
An unidentified commissioner asked staff to prepare clearer outreach and marketing materials that articulate the CCA's offering to potential customers, describing the need to explain program value, power-purchase values and local investment benefits. The President noted that public hearing notices could take up to 15 days under the commission's ordinance, making a two-week target plausible.
Later in the meeting an unidentified commissioner disclosed that they sit on the San Francisco Labor Council Executive Committee and requested staff prepare a memorandum addressing labor-friendly CCA implementation principles before scheduling the joint LAFCO meeting. The commissioner said they were not present for the Labor Council's executive meeting that approved the resolution but felt the principles warranted a staff review because of recent program changes and confusion about the jobs component.
Commissioner 4 asked that the staff memo also explore why the Labor Council asked the commission to reject a contract with Shell, if that request is the Council's position, so the commission could better understand the council's concerns. The commission directed staff to prepare the requested memorandum and to work to identify an appropriate joint meeting date with LAFCO.
The commission did not vote on Item 13 at this meeting; instead it set the procedural direction for staff reporting and interagency coordination ahead of a joint hearing.
